‘Yaba Trader’: Man killed in BGB ‘gunfight’
A suspected yaba trader was killed in a so-called gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Sluice Gate area of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar early yesterday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-2 challenged a boat carrying three people along sluice gate-1 of Naf River, said a press release from BGB headquarters.
Sensing danger, the criminals opened fire on BGB men, forcing them to fire back that triggered a "gunfight", the release said.
At one stage, all the criminals jumped into the river to flee, it added. BGB members found a man with bullet injuries and took him to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Two BGB men were also injured during the incident.
A locally made firearm, 2.1 lakh yaba tablets, and two bullet cartridges were recovered.
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